Another major series is in the books. A lot of money was paid out, and we had a packed house in the Grand Ballroom for the 2024 Poker Showdown. It was three weeks of tournaments, great times, and some memorable performances. We’re still waiting to crown a WPT Poker Showdown Champion, but 74 other trophies went home.
The $10 million in guaranteed money this series was the most we put up since we guaranteed more than $12 million during that 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (and $10 million of that was the Championship).
Other notable wins include Min Zhang winning her third trophy (each of them in a $1K Turbo NLH event), Steve Marin winning two of the Five-Card PLO tournaments on the schedule, and Hal Klein winning both Eight-Game Mix tournaments.
Ari Engel won two Showdown trophies (his fourth and fifth overall), Carlos Bermudez won his third title to go with his three May Deep Stack Poker Series wins, and Filippos Stavrakis took home his fifth trophy.
It was a fantastic series from start to finish, and we couldn’t have done it without our amazing, loyal, and fun-loving friends and players. We can’t thank you enough for the great turnouts and memories you made; we appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again.
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship Prize Pool: $5,980,800 | Structure | Payouts Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 1,869
The WPT Poker Showdown Championship televised final table lineup is set with six players remaining, they have $176,000 locked up, and they will head to Vegas to play for the title plus $839,300 on May 29.
2024 Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 75 $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) Entries: 205 Prize Pool: $30,750 Bounty Prize Pool: $20,500 April 23, 2024
Event 75 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 205 entries created a prize pool of $30,750, with an additional $20,500 set aside for bounties.
A five-handed deal was reached at the final table and Angelo Castaldi was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 75 winner for $4,209.
2024 Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 74 $600 Deep Stack Six-Max 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry) Entries: 114 Prize Pool: $59,280 April 23, 2024
Event 74 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 114 entries generated a prize pool of $59,280.
A heads-up deal took place at the final table between Steven Marin and Eric Kolodny. Marin was ahead in chips, making him the official winner for $14,500.
2024 Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 71 $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Entries: 95 Prize Pool: $31,350 April 23, 2024
Event 71 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 95 entries produced a prize pool of $31,350.
A five-way deal was reached at the final table and Radu Roscot was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 71 winner for $6,479.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 72 $400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry) Entries: 28 Prize Pool: $9,240 April 23, 2024
Event 72 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry), drawing 28 entries for a prize pool of $9,240. Taking it down was Jon Breneman, winning outright for $4,155.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 73 $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed Entries: 177 Prize Pool: $831,900 April 23, 2024
Event 73 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 177 entries generated a prize pool of $831,900 more than tripling the guarantee.
A heads-up chop took place between the final two players and Diomig Delgado was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 73 winner for $159,950.